Harman Stove Company R7R1 Exception Wood Fireplace Building and Maintaining the Fire, Controls

Exception F200 Wood Insert

Controls

Two important controls - the damper handle and the air control lever regulate the operation and output of the insert.

Move the handle to the forward position (ap- proximately 3") and the handle automatically opens the bypass damper. In this mode of operation the combus- tion gases go directly from the main combustion chamber to the flue collar and exit into the chimney.

Reference Notches

NOTE: The bypass damper must be open for smokeless loading.

Air Control. The air control rod is located directly below the ash lip on the left side of the insert. Using this lever you will be able to vary the amount of air delivered to the fire, creating a range of heat outputs. The low heat output setting is with the control pushed all the way in. The high setting is with the control pulled all the way out. Do not, under any circumstances, alter the configuration or operation of the air control rod.

Building and Maintaining the Fire

Set the air control lever at the maximum heat outputsetting, all the way pulled out. Open the bypass damper by pulling the handle forward (approximately 3"). The convection blower, if installed, should be off for the first five minutes after a reload.

Do not use chemicals or fluids to start the fire.

Never use gasoline, gasoline-type lantern fuel,

kerosene, charcoal lighter fluid, or similar liquids to start or “freshen up”afir e in this heater. Keep all such liquids

well away from the heater while it is in use.

Air Control Rod Shown In The

Medium Low Position.

Medium High

Medium Low

Low

Air Control shown in the full open position which is to be used only for start-up and refueling

Build a bed of paper and kindling; place several 1 "

-2" (25 mm - 50 mm) split pieces of dry wood on top, followed by a few 2" - 3" (50 mm - 80 mm) split pieces.

Ignite	the	paper.
	Allow the fire to burn until a good charcoal bed,

2" - 3" (50 mm - 80 mm) is formed; close the bypass damper by pushing the handle "in" all the way back. (You may need to leave the load door open a crack to get the blaze going properly, but never leave the insert unat- tended.) Add more wood to create a deeper charcoal base (3" - 4", or 80 mm - 100 mm thick); remember to open the bypass damper when loading. This will allow the exhaust gases to pass directly into the flue outlet and reduce smoke spillage during refueling.

Once the charcoal bed is established you may add a full load of dry wood. After adding the fuel, leave the damper open and the air setting at maximum for 5 to 15 minutes; close the damper and allow the air setting to remain on high for an additional 5 to 10 minutes. Then adjust the air lever and blower speed for the desired heat output.

Reloading.

Once you have prepared and maintained a thick charcoal bed, you should be able to reload the insert, al- low some open damper burning at the maximum air set- ting, close the damper and reset the air control in about five minutes.

Blower.

To regulate the speed of the convection blower, adjust the control from low to high by turning the knob located on the blower cord. The blower speed should be matched to the air control lever setting.

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